RANKING · 2024 ACS · 196 SHOWN OF 196

Most white-collar workforce, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Redmond, WAWA82,50677.1%+13.0 pts

02Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04777.1%+10.7 pts

03Mercer Island, WAWA25,42274.6%+2.7 pts

04Sammamish, WAWA66,11073.7%+8.0 pts

05Newcastle, WAWA13,12871.4%+15.3 pts

06Bellevue, WAWA154,19371.4%+11.8 pts

07Duvall, WAWA9,44071.1%+15.9 pts

08Issaquah, WAWA39,42371.0%+10.0 pts

09Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51868.9%+9.6 pts

10Woodinville, WAWA14,54868.8%+20.5 pts

11Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69168.1%+10.1 pts

12Bothell East, WAWA14,57867.8%+11.9 pts

13Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45367.8%+18.8 pts

14Seattle, WAWA784,77766.8%+13.4 pts

15Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64066.5%+2.5 pts

16Kirkland, WAWA97,41065.7%+9.9 pts

17Brier, WAWA6,59764.3%+20.7 pts

18Kenmore, WAWA24,24963.6%+11.3 pts

19Bothell, WAWA52,19963.2%+15.9 pts

20Normandy Park, WAWA6,60963.1%+14.8 pts

21Maltby, WAWA10,91061.7%+14.2 pts

22Mill Creek, WAWA20,90261.4%+10.3 pts

23North Bend, WAWA8,75860.9%+25.0 pts

24Bothell West, WAWA22,02960.9%+18.7 pts

25Poulsbo, WAWA12,74960.5%+13.2 pts

26Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19160.4%+0.2 pts

27Maple Valley, WAWA28,48260.3%+12.8 pts

28Artondale, WAWA14,07358.9%+16.3 pts

29Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67458.9%+19.4 pts

30Wollochet, WAWA6,68958.2%+4.8 pts

31Silver Firs, WAWA22,30658.0%+11.4 pts

32Camas, WAWA27,74957.7%+13.1 pts

33Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08457.1%+9.8 pts

34Maplewood, WAWA5,80357.0%+12.8 pts

35Edmonds, WAWA42,74856.6%+10.6 pts

36Ridgefield, WAWA16,13256.6%+14.2 pts

37Shoreline, WAWA66,54255.9%+11.2 pts

38Richland, WAWA65,25854.9%+6.6 pts

39Olympia, WAWA56,72454.2%+6.1 pts

40Pullman, WAWA33,75653.5%+6.5 pts

41Hobart, WAWA6,55253.2%+5.2 pts

42Mukilteo, WAWA21,23952.8%+0.5 pts

43Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63052.8%+2.2 pts

44Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85652.7%+9.1 pts

45Black Diamond, WAWA6,97852.0%+15.8 pts

46East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58251.7%+7.9 pts

47Felida, WAWA10,84151.7%+3.2 pts

48Fircrest, WAWA6,95951.5%+6.7 pts

49Picnic Point, WAWA10,26151.4%+12.9 pts

50Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79851.3%+7.4 pts

51Martha Lake, WAWA22,63451.3%+14.0 pts

52West Richland, WAWA19,25751.1%+4.8 pts

53Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43050.6%+15.4 pts

54Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02950.0%+0.7 pts

55Mount Vista, WAWA10,76449.8%+0.1 pts

56Hockinson, WAWA6,15049.6%+7.1 pts

57Eastmont, WAWA23,72149.5%+7.9 pts

58Steilacoom, WAWA6,64849.4%−4.1 pts

59Tumwater, WAWA28,01049.3%+8.7 pts

60Port Townsend, WAWA10,67849.3%+6.1 pts

61Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26648.7%+9.6 pts

62Lake Shore, WAWA6,97848.7%+12.4 pts

63Vashon, WAWA9,93448.1%−4.5 pts

64Suncrest, WAWA5,34547.8%–

65Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53647.7%–

66University Place, WAWA35,47947.7%+5.1 pts

67Minnehaha, WAWA11,48247.2%+15.9 pts

68Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63847.0%+17.2 pts

69Buckley, WAWA5,68846.7%+29.9 pts

70Renton, WAWA104,97546.5%+9.2 pts

71Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01746.0%+6.5 pts

72Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88445.7%+7.9 pts

73Tehaleh, WAWA9,56145.3%–

74Woods Creek, WAWA6,94345.3%+15.0 pts

75Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09145.2%+12.2 pts

76Camano, WAWA17,30345.1%–

77DuPont, WAWA9,77845.0%−2.9 pts

78Tracyton, WAWA6,13745.0%+11.6 pts

79Covington, WAWA21,49644.8%+11.1 pts

80Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18344.7%+9.8 pts

81Silverdale, WAWA20,68544.6%+6.3 pts

82Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31444.5%+11.5 pts

83North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33944.3%+11.1 pts

84Ferndale, WAWA17,55944.1%+10.8 pts

85Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89044.1%+16.5 pts

86Omak, WAWA5,18544.0%+14.3 pts

87Bellingham, WAWA96,39543.7%+10.9 pts

88Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04143.4%+9.4 pts

89Monroe, WAWA20,02543.0%+10.8 pts

90White Center, WAWA14,88642.6%+22.6 pts

91College Place, WAWA9,92342.5%+3.1 pts

92Lynnwood, WAWA42,13242.3%+11.7 pts

93Anacortes, WAWA18,08042.0%+9.7 pts

94Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13941.8%+7.5 pts

95Tacoma, WAWA229,81641.6%+9.4 pts

96Edgewood, WAWA13,54841.6%+3.8 pts

97Manchester, WAWA5,95641.6%+7.0 pts

98Battle Ground, WAWA23,51341.5%+13.6 pts

99Snohomish, WAWA10,71941.3%+9.4 pts

100Washougal, WAWA18,02841.3%+5.9 pts

101Sultan, WAWA7,23041.1%+17.0 pts

102Spokane, WAWA230,78341.1%+8.1 pts

103Sumner, WAWA10,87140.5%+10.0 pts

104South Hill, WAWA68,02540.4%+5.0 pts

105Birch Bay, WAWA10,83740.4%+10.1 pts

106Lacey, WAWA58,83340.1%+3.5 pts

107Puyallup, WAWA42,68239.3%+7.3 pts

108Barberton, WAWA8,66839.1%−4.2 pts

109Mead, WAWA6,89339.0%+5.7 pts

110Vancouver, WAWA199,69838.9%+7.7 pts

111Burien, WAWA51,85938.9%+9.5 pts

112Des Moines, WAWA33,03238.3%+10.4 pts

113Wenatchee, WAWA35,54738.1%+7.0 pts

114Chehalis, WAWA7,76437.7%+10.6 pts

115Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89237.6%+14.6 pts

116Selah, WAWA8,67837.3%+10.5 pts

117Pacific, WAWA7,05637.2%+23.3 pts

118Ellensburg, WAWA21,30837.1%+6.9 pts

119Enumclaw, WAWA13,17237.0%+6.3 pts

120Bremerton, WAWA45,48236.9%+7.0 pts

121Port Orchard, WAWA19,83936.8%−0.3 pts

122Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16736.6%+16.6 pts

123Five Corners, WAWA21,19436.5%+7.8 pts

124Kent, WAWA134,87136.3%+9.0 pts

125Orchards, WAWA29,43836.1%+10.5 pts

126Lakeland South, WAWA13,10036.1%+1.3 pts

127Everett, WAWA113,56735.9%+8.3 pts

128Graham, WAWA35,07935.8%+6.1 pts

129Walla Walla, WAWA34,05835.7%+5.2 pts

130Sequim, WAWA8,21535.7%+13.1 pts

131Frederickson, WAWA25,38335.4%+7.9 pts

132Stanwood, WAWA9,42135.3%+5.3 pts

133Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23735.3%+2.8 pts

134Blaine, WAWA6,47535.1%+0.4 pts

135Lynden, WAWA16,88134.9%+9.7 pts

136Country Homes, WAWA6,19834.9%−5.2 pts

137Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40534.8%+6.4 pts

138Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19334.7%+6.9 pts

139Port Angeles, WAWA20,14634.3%+3.8 pts

140Summit, WAWA8,79134.3%+2.6 pts

141Waller, WAWA7,68334.2%+0.1 pts

142Marysville, WAWA77,68634.1%+5.8 pts

143Arlington, WAWA22,03134.0%+2.9 pts

144Prosser, WAWA6,65434.0%−3.1 pts

145Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08333.8%+6.6 pts

146Bangor Base, WAWA6,11233.7%+17.2 pts

147Fife, WAWA11,06133.6%+5.8 pts

148Pasco, WAWA82,84833.5%+11.5 pts

149Clover Creek, WAWA7,34533.4%+8.3 pts

150Moses Lake, WAWA27,46933.3%+2.6 pts

151Ephrata, WAWA8,83433.3%+0.7 pts

152Federal Way, WAWA99,72933.3%+1.3 pts

153Auburn, WAWA86,30133.2%+3.3 pts

154Tukwila, WAWA22,00333.1%+8.7 pts

155Spanaway, WAWA34,01933.1%+13.2 pts

156Centralia, WAWA19,37533.0%+7.2 pts

157Kennewick, WAWA88,36632.8%+2.2 pts

158Yelm, WAWA12,04332.6%−1.1 pts

159West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44432.0%+10.5 pts

160Lakewood, WAWA62,75532.0%+2.8 pts

161Longview, WAWA38,36231.9%+3.0 pts

162Finley, WAWA5,63431.8%−1.1 pts

163Lakeland North, WAWA15,95031.4%+0.3 pts

164Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30831.2%+6.3 pts

165Orting, WAWA8,88431.1%+9.4 pts

166Cheney, WAWA12,65030.9%−3.6 pts

167Milton, WAWA8,91130.5%+2.4 pts

168Burlington, WAWA11,35630.5%+12.3 pts

169Elk Plain, WAWA14,27630.4%+7.5 pts

170Colville, WAWA5,11630.4%−2.6 pts

171Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45429.8%−0.4 pts

172Airway Heights, WAWA11,81129.5%+9.1 pts

173Rochester, WAWA5,83429.4%+4.1 pts

174Yakima, WAWA97,45829.3%+2.9 pts

175North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33729.3%−9.3 pts

176Kelso, WAWA12,80128.9%+2.8 pts

177East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41428.8%+4.8 pts

178Summit View, WAWA8,48028.5%−0.6 pts

179Woodland, WAWA6,61128.2%+5.3 pts

180Parkwood, WAWA6,87328.1%−3.7 pts

181SeaTac, WAWA34,57827.3%+10.0 pts

182Shelton, WAWA10,92126.9%+6.9 pts

183Hoquiam, WAWA8,71026.8%+3.9 pts

184Parkland, WAWA38,74225.6%+3.2 pts

185Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07425.3%+2.7 pts

186Midland, WAWA9,05024.7%+1.7 pts

187Clarkston, WAWA7,18923.0%+3.1 pts

188Quincy, WAWA8,51022.3%+2.3 pts

189Othello, WAWA9,23722.2%−0.2 pts

190Union Gap, WAWA6,61720.0%+5.6 pts

191Sunnyside, WAWA16,43019.5%+0.1 pts

192Aberdeen, WAWA17,08819.0%−6.5 pts

193Deer Park, WAWA5,37018.6%+1.7 pts

194Connell, WAWA5,08018.4%+0.7 pts

195Toppenish, WAWA8,63517.6%+3.9 pts

196Grandview, WAWA12,06216.4%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES